Buy this book on-line Esch, John Jacob (1861 - 1941) : Portrait Photograph with Facsimile SignatureC. N. Caspar Company
Circa 1900, sized 6 x 9.5 inches, on heavy gloss paper, generally very clean and bright. The author, b. Norwalk, Monroe County, Wisconsin, March 20, 1861, was a lawyer, lawyer, politician, Congressman from Wisconsin, and Interstate Commerce Commissioner. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, was admitted to the bar in 1887, and set up a practice in La Crosse. A Progressive Republican, he was elected to Congress in 1898 and would serve from 1899 - 1921. Beginning in 1903, when he was appointed to the committee on interstate and foreign commerce, Esch became nationally prominent for his work on legislation regulating transportation. As co-author of the Esch-Townsend bill, he helped lay the groundwork for passage of the Hepburn Act of 1906, and later was co-author of the Esch-Cummins Act, or Transportation Act of 1920, a measure that brought many phases of railroad operation and policy under the supervision of the ICC. After leaving Congress in 1921, he was appointed to the ICC, and served in this capacity until 1928, when a group of Southern senators blocked his reappointment because of alleged favoritism toward eastern railroads. While in Congress, Esch was also influential in securing funds to establish Camp McCoy in Wisconsin.. Print. Book Condition: VG. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Esch, John Jacob (1861 - 1941) : Portrait Photograph with Facsimile Signature. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, out of print books, collectables, rare books and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |